Fish Species of Lebanon

Mangrove red snapper

Lutjanus argentimaculatus

LC 🔄 Diadromous

Mediterranean slimehead

Hoplostethus mediterraneus

LC 🌊 Marine

molucca catalufa

Pempheris molucca

🌊 Marine

Mosquitofish

Gambusia affinis

LC 💧 Freshwater

Mottled fusilier

Dipterygonotus balteatus

LC 🌊 Marine

Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel

Scomberomorus commerson

NT 🌊 Marine

North African catfish

Clarias gariepinus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Ocean sunfish

Mola mola

VU 🌊 Marine

Oceanic puffer

Lagocephalus lagocephalus

LC 🌊 Marine

Pearly razorfish

Xyrichtys novacula

LC 🌊 Marine

Picasso triggerfish

Rhinecanthus assasi

LC 🌊 Marine

Por's goatfish

Upeneus pori

LC 🌊 Marine

Power's deep-water bristle-mouth fish

Vinciguerria poweriae

LC 🌊 Marine

Rainbow trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

LC 🔄 Diadromous 🍽️ ★★★★★

Red cornetfish

Fistularia petimba

LC 🌊 Marine

Red Sea houndfish

Tylosurus choram

🌊 Marine

Redcoat

Sargocentron rubrum

LC 🌊 Marine

Reticulated leatherjacket

Stephanolepis diaspros

LC 🌊 Marine

Round sardinella

Sardinella aurita

LC 🌊 Marine

Royal flagfin

Aulopus filamentosus

LC 🌊 Marine

Scalloped ribbonfish

Zu cristatus

LC 🌊 Marine

Shark sucker

Remora remora

LC 🌊 Marine

Shortnose greeneye

Chlorophthalmus agassizi

LC 🌊 Marine

Silver sillago

Sillago sihama

LC 🌊 Marine

Silver-cheeked toadfish

Lagocephalus sceleratus

LC 🌊 Marine

Slender ponyfish

Equulites elongatus

LC 🌊 Marine

Slender rainbow sardine

Dussumieria elopsoides

LC 🌊 Marine

Small lantern fish

Diaphus holti

LC 🌊 Marine

Small-scaled terapon

Terapon puta

🔄 Diadromous

Smith's cardinalfish

Jaydia smithi

LC 🌊 Marine

Spotfin cardinal

Jaydia queketti

🌊 Marine

Striped bass

Morone saxatilis

LC 🔄 Diadromous

Striped eel catfish

Plotosus lineatus

LC 🌊 Marine

Sudis Hyalina

Sudis hyalina

DD 🌊 Marine

Tropical halfbeak

Hyporhamphus affinis

🌊 Marine

Tylerius Spinosissimus

Tylerius spinosissimus

LC 🌊 Marine

Unicorn leatherjacket filefish

Aluterus monoceros

LC 🌊 Marine

Vanikoro sweeper

Pempheris vanicolensis

🌊 Marine

Wahoo

Acanthocybium solandri

LC 🌊 Marine

West African goatfish

Pseudupeneus prayensis

VU 🌊 Marine

Whalesucker

Remora australis

LC 🌊 Marine

White trevally

Pseudocaranx dentex

LC 🌊 Marine

White-spotted puffer

Arothron hispidus

LC 🌊 Marine

Yellowbar angelfish

Pomacanthus maculosus

LC 🌊 Marine

Yellowstripe barracuda

Sphyraena chrysotaenia

🌊 Marine